There was once a farmer who lost his watch in his barn ( 仓库 ). The watch was only cheap but it was very ________ to him because it was a present from his father. After ________ the barn for a long time ,he gave up and asked for ________ from a group of children playing nearby. He promised them that the person who ________ the watch would be rewarded ( 奖赏 ). Hearing this , the children hurried inside the barn at once . They searched ________ but  still could not find the watch . Just when the farmer was going to give up, a little boy went up to him and asked to be given another ________ . The farmer looked at him and thought , “ Why not ? ________ , this kid does look honest .” So the farmer sent the little boy back to the barn. After a while the little boy came out with the watch in his hand ! The surprised farmer asked the boy how he ________ where the rest had failed. The boy ________ , “ I did nothing but sit quietly and listen for the sound of the watch .” This shows us that sometimes a peaceful mind can think _______ than an excited one . 小题1: A．important B．expensive C．useless D．interesting 小题2: A．finding B．searching C．watching D．studying 小题3: A．money B．er C．work D．help 小题4: A．saw B．found C．looked D．watched 小题5: A．somewhere B．anywhere C．nowhere D．everywhere 小题6: A．way B．chance C．lesson D．present 小题7: A．In all B．That’s all C．After all D．Above all 小题8: A．came B．knew C．succeeded D．stopped 小题9: A．spoke B．added C．talked D．replied 小题10: A．badly B．better C．worse D．Well